Kindermusik Schedule for Fall 13

Hi Everyone!

Making a few schedule changes for this coming Fall.  Classes will start in September and run on a monthly basis instead of a semester basis.

Laugh & Learn
 1.5 - 4 year olds
Family Style Class
We learn steady beat, turn taking, instrument timbres,  music terminology etc.
$40.00 / month (Covers Four Classes and Digital Home Materials)
$5 for siblings
Tuesdays at 10:00am @Civic Center
Thursdays at 5:15pm @ Civic Center

Young Child
5-7 year olds
Attends without parent
We learn rhythm reading, music reading, & music terminology.
$70.00 / 14 classes
$75 for materials
Wednesday at 4:00pm @ my Home

Geometry for Toddlers!?

Geometry before age three? You bet! Toddlers learn geometry through their eyes, hands, and bodies as they crawl through tunnels, run around corners, and stack boxes. Your little explorer gains spatial sense as she experiences how her body moves in relation to objects and structures in the world. As she moves “my body” and “my things”, she starts to show her understanding of location and position by using or understanding words like on, off, under, below, in and out, and of distance by using words like near, far, and next to.

Music Lessons Enhance IQ

A new study from The University of Toronto helps us continue to prove the benefits of music to young children. The recently published research report provides solid evidence that music lessons can improve a young child’s IQ and intellectual development. The study was conducted on a group of 6 year old children who were assigned to participate in music lessons, drama lessons, or no lessons. Since the researchers found solid evidence supporting that music lessons enhance a child’s IQ, the report was chosen to be published in the August issue of Psychological Science.
As the report shares:

The participating children were given IQ tests before and after the lessons. The results of this study revealed that increases in IQ from pre- to post-test were larger in the music groups than in the two others. Generally these increases occurred across IQ subtests, index scores, and academic achievement.

 http://mindsonmusic.kindermusik.com/benefits-of-music/music-lessons-proven-to-enhance-a-childs-iq/

The Amazing Effects of Music on the Brain

“Students involved in arts in the curriculum are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement, three times more likely to be elected to class office, four time more likely to participate in math and science fair, three times more likely to win an award for school attendance and four times more likely to win and award for writing an essay or poems. Young artists, as compared with their peers, are likely to attend music, art and dance classes nearly three times as frequently; participate in youth groups nearly four times as frequently; read for pleasure nearly twice as often; and perform community service more than four times as often. The benefits of exposing children to music and the arts are indisputable.”

-Micheal Shasberger 

http://mindsonmusic.kindermusik.com/kindermusik/The-Amazing-Effects-of-Music-on-Brain-Development/

Village Thought for the Week

SOCIAL SKILLS

Babies love to watch those around them interact.

This is how they learn to function as social beings and respond to interactions.

Social dances give Baby an opportunity to build upon his social skills by being in an environment with an adult who is greeting and socializing with other adults or children. Through this interaction babies will acquire skills such as making eye contact and using appropriate greetings.

Kindermusik International

Inspiration

Lily, a walker in a The Rhythm of my Day pilot class, picked up the sign language for the word WHERE very quickly. As lily's family was driving home from vacation, her mom was singing Jingle Go the Baby Bells. When Lily inserted the sign language for WHERE at the appropriate place in the song, Mom let out a squeal of excitement, so exuberant that Dad almost drove off the road! It is not always evident to educators and parents when a child is learning. This story about lily and her family is a perfect example of the unexpected moments at which children share their understanding.

Our Time thought for the Week

Most everyday locomotor movements of children, such as walking, running and crawling, involve the use of the arms and/or legs. Rolling however, is initiated from the center of the body, with the body being propelled in a prone state by the hips and torso. Rolling is also unique in that it allows the child (or adult!) to experience the sensation of seeing the world from his stomach and back all in one continuous movement. This provides good stimulation for the vestibular system, which is important in many ways to a child's development, especially for his sense of balance and orientation in space.

Dance and Grow: Developmental Dance Activities for Three-Through Eight-Year-Olds, by Betty Rowan

Winter 2013 Schedule

Our Time

 February 12th - May 7th

Tuesdays 10:00 - 10:30am

Village

February  18th - April 22nd

Mondays 9:30 - 10:00am

Both classes are at the Civic Center 

and everyone is welcome to ONE FREE DEMO CLASS 

to see if it is right for their child.

Click ENROLL NOW button to sign up or email me at bonnie.messinger@gmail.com!

Village - The Details

“Village” is a bonding and learning experience for parent and baby.

Age range: Newborn to 18 months
Class length: 30-45 minutes

Who knew that gazing into your baby’s eyes could be the most exciting part of your day? In Kindermusik, we understand how precious this time is with your little one. That’s why we created Village.

In a Kindermusik Village class, we take those special bonding moments between you and your baby and add in a unique blend of musical learning activities that stimulate and engage all of the senses. Your educator will teach you how to encourage your baby’s learning through vocal play, object exploration, instruments, and creative movement.

What you’ll experience in class

• Variety of music. Musical diversity builds strong neural networks in a baby’s forming mind, which is why each Kindermusik semester contains an array of styles, sounds, and genres.
• Instrument play. Age-appropriate experiences with child-safe instruments enhances a sense of rhythm and steady beat, develops a keen awareness of the distinguishing qualities of sound, and encourages spontaneity and creativity.
• Dance. A classroom full of baby and adult pairs dancing together helps a little body develop the muscle strength needed to crawl and walk and helps a little heart to fall in love with the sheer joy of responding to music.
• Together time. A Kindermusik class is truly the essence of “quality time,”offering you a place to create special memories with your child, gain new insights into your child’s development, and nurture your child’s natural love of music.
• Expert advice. A Kindermusik educator explains “what-to-watch-for” every step of the way and how each activity enhances your child’s complete development
• Learning continues at home. With the home materials, the learning continues at home with your child’s best teacher—you!

Enrollment includes

• Developmentally appropriate curriculum for parents and babies, ages newborn to 18 months
•  8 week semester centered around a theme
• Weekly 30-45-minute class that includes new and unique parent and baby activities
• You’ll learn over 15 songs, lullabies, and nursery rhymes and do more than 100 activities together by the semester’s end
• At Home Materials that includes a CD of music from class, literature board book, age-appropriate instrument, and art banner
End of semester party

Pricing

$10.00 per class (1 free class included every semester)
$35.00 for home materials 

 

 http://www.kindermusik.com/classes/village-details.aspx

Our Time - The Details

“Our Time” helps your toddler blossom and grow right before your eyes!

Age range: 18 months to 4 years
Class length: 30 - 45 minutes

For your toddler, every day brings new discoveries and opportunities to explore the world around him. Despite their growing independence, toddlers still long for the safety and security of parental closeness. During this time, she relishes the comfort of familiar things while seeking new challenges.

Kindermusik Our Time encourages her to be creative, to initiate her own ideas and to respond in her own ways, while your active participation gives her the security she needs. As you play instruments, sing, move, and explore, you’ll uncover an engaging musical world while building your child’s confidence, self-control, and communications skills.

What you’ll experience in class

• Instrument exploration and ensemble skill development. Your child will explore the physical characteristics and sounds of age-appropriate instruments which will eventually lead her to discover her potential for beat, rhythm, and melodic ensemble playing.
• Vocal play. Through vocal play, toddlers learn to form vowels and consonants, say words and phrases, and imitate rhythm and vocal inflection. In Kindermusik Our Time, vocal play is presented within the context of songs, chants, and activities done in class.
• Exploration Time. Your child will love discovering specially designed instruments, textures, sounds and movements.
• Story time and early literacy. Listening to stories enhances language and speech development and fosters awareness of sounds, teaches use of language, and sends the message that words and symbols have meaning. The same experiences that help your child learn to read a book also help her learn to read music.
• Movement Activities. Each class provides various opportunities for movement such as synchronized movement, group dances and circle games, and even expressive movement.
• Together Time. Kindermusik is the essence of quality time, allowing you to make the most of the fleeting toddler years and giving you the time and the tools to make music and memories together in class and at home.
• Expert advice. A Kindermusik educator explains how our musically based activities enhance your child’s complete development.

Enrollment includes

• Developmentally appropriate curriculum for parents and toddlers 18 months to 4 years old
• 12-week semester 
• Weekly 30-minute class 
• A set of At Home Materials that includes Family Activity Guide, two literature books, instrument, and two CDs of music from class
1 End of Semester Party


Pricing
$10.00 a class (2 free classes included every semester)
$55.00 for the home materials  

 http://www.kindermusik.com/classes/our-time-details.aspx

The Science Behind It

• “Musical training as children makes better listeners later in life,” said Nina Kraus, the Hugh Knowles Professor of Neurobiology, Physiology and Communication Sciences at Northwestern. Source: A Little Music Training Goes a Long Way

• One-year-old babies who participate in interactive music classes with their parents smile more, communicate better and show earlier and more sophisticated brain responses to music. The findings were published recently in the scientific journals Developmental Science and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

• “Music and reading are related via common neural and cognitive mechanisms and suggests a mechanism for the improvements in literacy seen with musical training,” according to the team lead researcher, Dr Nina Kraus, at Northwestern University. Researchers from the Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory at Northwestern University tested children on their ability to read and to recognize words. This was compared to the extent of their auditory working memory (remembering a sequence of numbers and then being able to quote them in reverse), and musical aptitude (both melody and rhythm).

 

Just a few of the reasons Kindermusik is so good for your little one.

Source: Calling all Believers and Skeptics: Kindermusik

The Kindermusik Experience

Pricing

Our Time

$10 per class with 10 classes in a semester

$55 for home materials (Kindermusik's price)

Village

$10 per class with 8 classes in a semester

$35 for home materials (Kindermusik pricing)

Payment Plans

Pay for the entire semester up front and get 1 class free.
Pay a deposit (the price of home materials) and the rest the first day of class.
Pay a deposit (the price of home materials) and then make weekly / monthly payments.


Payment Methods

I accept cash, credit, or check. 

How to Register

You can register at Kindermusik.com (click the Enroll Now button on this page). At check out choose your preferred method (cash, credit or check) . If you desire to do weekly or monthly payments you will need to choose cash or check.

Demo Schedule

If none of these dates/times work for you and your child contact me about scheduling a possible alternate time.
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Thursday January 31st CANCELED (Weather)

6:00pm

Tuesday February 5th

11:00am

Thursday February 7th

6:00pm 

If you missed a DEMO talk to me about attending a regularly scheduled class.
All Demos take place at the Lewistown, Civic center and are totally FREE.
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The Home Materials

Included with each Kindermusik semester is a

set of home materials.  This way you can do

everything that we do in class 

at home as a family.

Our Time

 Fiddle Dee Dee

*Two Music & Movement Books

*One at Home Activity Book

*Two CD's

*One Carry Case

*Fiddle Sticks

Village

Hickory Dickory Tickle and Bounce

*Home CD

*Art Banner

*Gripper Shaker 

Our Time

In the past, Our Time, has always been my most popular class. It's for children age 1.5 - 3.5 years and their caregivers. We sing, dance, explore instruments, learn social skills and just have a lot of fun. I've had many mom's tell me the class became a treasured play time for them with their little one. It's also been the foundation of many friendships, young and old as well as play dates (mom dates). Since, I am teaching at the Civic Center, there is always the option of having a play date afterwards in the gym.

Boat Hands with Thumb sailors

'Stomp hello'

Everyone brought something and the children created an obstacle course.

We made traffic cones to use in the obstacle course. Each child decorated theirs. The children found lots of uses for them (boats, hats, shields).

Village

Eight months ago I had a beautiful little girl named Emily. Ever since I have been itching to do a Village class with her. Kindermusik's Village is for babies 0 - 18 months and I've always viewed it as a special play time for mom and her little one. This spring we will be doing 'Hickory, Dickory, Tickle and Bounce' and 'Rhythm of My Day'. Here's some pictures from the Village classes I've taught in the past.

The Drum is always popular. It's adorable how the babies race for it as soon as it's they see it.

Some are more shy then others. Kindermusik is definitely a time when personalities shine and we do our best to appreciate them all.

We tried rolling the balls but it mostly turned into a free for all. Still lots of good learning going on!

Scarf play is a fun way to show babies rhythm and movement.

It's also a great time for peekaboo. Rowan here couldn't get enough.